Toy aeroplane



c. a. GORBY.

TOY AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 28, 1-920.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented B131. 29, 1921.

Application filed February 28, 1920. Serial No. 362,006.

To all w 110m it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. GonBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atwater, in the county of Merced and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Aeroplanes, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys and has for its object the provision of atoy aeroplane formed hollow and constructed entirely of rubber and whichis inflatable whereby it may be dangled from the end of a stick similarto a toy balloon, the device being also capable of being filled with gaswhereby it may be floated from the end of a string.

An important object is the provision of a toy of this character whichmay be easily collapsed so as to occupy but little space in storage andtransportation.

Another object is the provision of a'toy of this character which will becomparatively simple and inexpensive in manufacture,

which may be molded in a single operation,

which will be unique in general design, and a general improvement in theart.

, W ith the above and other objects and advantages in view, theinvention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter morefully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawingsin which-- Figure 1 is a plan View,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation,

Fig. 8 is a front elevation,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through the body andtransversely of the planes or wings, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through the planes.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designatesthe body which is elongated in shape and which may be of any desiredcross sectional configuration. This body isclosed and is provided at itsforward end with an air admitting valve 11 by means of which it may beinflated by air or gas, as preferred. At its rear end the bod 1 isformed to provide a tail 12 which is flormed to simulate a rudder andalso ascending and descending means. The body 10 is formed of thinrubber and may, if necessary, be formed with longitudinally extendingthickened portions forming ribs 13 to strengthen the structure.

Disposed above and below the body 10 are the planes l4 and 15 which areformed integrally with the body. The planes are spaced apart b verticalstruts 16 which are also formed 0 rubber and which assist in holding thedevice in shape. Each plane is formed hollow and of thin rubber and eachplane has its material thickened around the edges, as shown at 18,whereby the planes will retain their shape. The planes are also formedwith longitudinally extending thickened portions defining ribs 19 whichwill additionally assist in maintaining the shape.

The interiors of the planes 14 and 15 communicate with the interior ofthe body 10 sothat when the body is, inflated through the tube 11, theplanes will also be inflated. The entire device may be made in oneoperation, as by molding.

When the toy is constructed as above described, and inflated, it will beobserved that it will have the appearance of an aeroplane and may bebuffeted around without danger of destroying the device and also withoutdanger of marring or otherwise injuring furniture or woodwork or walls,in case the device is played with indoors. When inflated with air thedevice is adapted to be dangled from a stick similar to a toy balloon,and when inflated with gas it may be floated from the end of a string.When the device is not in use, it is obvious that it may be deflated andcollapsed so as to occupy the minimum space for convenience intransportation and storage.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having'thus described my invention, I claim:,

1. A toy formed as the simulation of an aeroplane and comprising ahollow body formed of rubber, planes disposed above and below the uppersurface of the body in spaced-relation and each formed integrally withthe body and hollow, and means for permitting the inflation of the bodyand planes, the planes communicating with the body and with one another.

2. A toy formed as the simulation of an aeroplane and com rising anelongated hollow body terminating in the representation of arudder,'planes disposed abcve and below the upper surface of the bodyand formed integrally therewith and hollow, the interiors of said planescommunicating with the interior of the body, struts formed-integrallywith the body and planes and holding the latter in spaced relation, andmeans permitting inflation of the body and planes, said struts beinghollow and communicating with the planes and body.

3. A toy formed as the representation of an aeroplane and formed as asingle integral structure comprising an elongated hollow body formed ofrubber, an inflation valve each formed hollow and communicating 15 withthe bod the edges of each plane be- .ing thickene and the body havinglongitudinally extending thickened portions constl'tutlng ribs, andrubber struts connecting the planes and. maintaining them in spaced 20relation.

In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature.

CHARLES G. GORBY.

